Clinical inquiries from DR-TB sites (N = 308)
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Construction of treatment regimen
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119 (38.6)
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Management of adverse effect
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74 (24.0)
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Determination treatment duration
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67 (21.8)
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Validation of already prescribed regimen
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30 (9.7)
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Establishment of DR-TB diagnosis
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17 (5.5)
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Unknown
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1 (0.3)
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Recommendations of consilium (N = 471)
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Construction of initial DR-TB regimen
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102 (21.7)
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Observation while on current regimen
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78 (16.6)
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Adherence counselling
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66 (14.0)
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Dose adjustment
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36 (7.6)
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Further diagnostic work up
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35 (7.4)
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Further clinical evaluation by specialist
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32 (6.8)
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Substitution of single agent in the regimen
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30 (6.4)
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Change of regimen (substituting 2 or more agents)
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25 (5.3)
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Adjunct medication
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23 (4.9)
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Withholding a single agent without substituting it
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15 (3.2)
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Withholding all DR-TB treatment for a while
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13 (2.8)
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Other recommendation
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16 (3.4)
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